Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks was 15,381 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Solomon Islands is 15,381 An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Solomon Islands peaked at 25,185 An in 1978 and was at its lowest, 5,000 An, in 1961.
That places Solomon Islands 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 5,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5,950 An | +19.0% |
| 1964 | 5,950 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 7,500 An | +26.1% |
| 1966 | 7,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8,786 An | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 9,969 An | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 11,320 An | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 12,099 An | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 13,654 An | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 15,798 An | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 17,192 An | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 21,228 An | +23.5% |
| 1975 | 22,668 An | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 24,110 An | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 24,775 An | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 25,185 An | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 22,584 An | -10.3% |
| 1980 | 22,995 An | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 23,336 An | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 23,671 An | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 22,906 An | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 22,722 An | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 22,722 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 19,830 An | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 13,927 An | -29.8% |
| 1988 | 13,000 An | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13,500 An | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 13,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,000 An | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 14,500 An | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 14,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14,500 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14,800 An | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 15,000 An | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 15,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15,035 An | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15,053 An | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 15,066 An | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 15,074 An | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15,093 An | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 15,114 An | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 15,260 An | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 15,296 An | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 15,338 An | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 15,381 An | +0.3% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 15,381 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.78 million An, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 15,381 An is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.15 million An, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | -29.8% | 19,830 An | 13,927 An |
| 1965 | +26.1% | 5,950 An | 7,500 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,442 An | 5,000 An | 11,320 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,929 An | 12,099 An | 25,185 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,811 An | 13,000 An | 23,671 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,000 An | 13,000 An | 13,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,650 An | 13,000 An | 14,500 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,912 An | 14,500 An | 15,093 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,278 An | 15,114 An | 15,381 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 574.77 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6869 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.7% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 73.3% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Solomon Islands?
- Cattle and buffaloes — stocks in Solomon Islands was 15,381 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 25,185 An in 1978.
- What is the lowest cattle and buffaloes — stocks recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 An in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for cattle and buffaloes — stocks?
- Solomon Islands ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle and buffaloes — stocks rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle and Buffaloes — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.